Acknowledgment We are grateful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21072020), the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Beijing Institute of Technology (No. 2011CX01008) and the Development Program for Distinguished Young and Middle-aged Teachers of Beijing Institute of Technology.
Binaphthyl sulfonimides have been developed to catalyze the asymmetric Michael addition of ketone to alky- lidene malonates, affording the corresponding Michael products in good to high yields (up to 98%) with good ...